Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-06

/ 'tN''''H Vi our political system. rose
without "invidious bar to the highest
level Of material success and public use-
iulnCss. 10 the public si0rit and he
/ DcyolCnco OF surb indiyidualsis due the
endowment ON n scale That prnccs may
envy, bat have never surpassed Of the
schools Of science. colleges. and nm.
/ Nerslilos open for intellectual training
and advancement of ali who desire t.
snare ana are competent TO receive such
dement's.
TUE CLOSING YEAR.
Your congress IS held, gentlemen, in
! the closing year OF thc first century OF
our national existence, and what has
been here accomplished in tie line OF
/ scientific cdiication and cquipmcn
/ owes comparatively liitlo to Official or
/ governmental assistance. To no system
/ OF lrcscriptivc privilege. but 10 indi-
vidual energy, enterprise. and gene
Iosiiy We owe what, under God, We now
/ possess OF such things, and non-intcr-
/ Terence by fine Government has proved
the promotion and not hludrance in oar
/ advancement Busy IN every depart
mont OF industrial pursuit, cngrosacd
with diversified occupations. hurryiug
/ with hrCihlCss energy tAHt has left lts
traces upon the physiosuomy Of our
| people, vt, believe me, We are not deaf
10 calls cf humanity nor lacking in OPP
/ ptclaton and grateful respect for
! HoiDros Of science.
CUAHUiASs or SANITATION.
We vclcoun this CONGRESS ms fine
| Guardians of tb. einif,,t,on or nations
! Inn your urofrseiou we racognilo fine
poi.l..f erLool If lu,on uscfulrossanI
i'm tr. .,,oor,.s If 5cvrlonmont of tbc
lrv. 81 cn,. .,,;ti,,tion If eulrarino
.rolourotjou of Luuan existcncc, and
| ,no,tstolisc,vottl ,o fr1a nr,tci,.I.sanl
conditions by which life can be- made
..yyorN, iv,rr" We h,ve logrno1 I,
a.rr,ciaie onr drbt to those whose
| li6hcst reward is the "still small voice
Of gratitude" and tLe consciousness Of
Ioncfact;ou to fine human race. Gen
tl,u,n. confidently nromise vour con
youtinn 81 worthy audience
ol,uo members of yonr profes-
SON L,ro ae..rllo5 nor fine linn
t.d number whom tbis builJiro
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,.nnr 80. vii Lo daiIv horpn f,r
srd ,,;Io o. l;,torino .sr - moro tb,n.
SIXTY millions Of American citizens
Sure am / that your message viii be
worthy, and equally that your thought
ml dcliyerauc,s viii he welcomed by
the continent. The closer relation Of
mankind which modern invention has
induced has been necessarily accompa-
Iiod by the increased dissemination of
disease. and the need Is obvious Of fro
m1t international conference that i'm
the grand sweep Of scientific observe
mons new discoycIies inthc healing art
ray hc PROMPTLY tested and applied in
contradictions.
FORGIVE me if. as one of the great
amy of Patients. humblv petition tine
profession that iu your deliberations
nature may be allowed "a hearing when
,.moGirs sre uropo.,d. and That her
~. u,di.4tlJ NAV not be omitted in
COMMITTING forces Of cure. and That
science may be restricted as often as
ro,.ible To sounding the alarm for
nature to hasten, as she surely will if
permitted. to the defence Of the point
u.smicd
a snTLE DUTY.
Nv. lr,,. g.. .vc,,. sionlo and fear
rIoyo olroo5v ovt,sfcnpc6 is limit for
tb,r' WAS inj,cd httIr more for me 10
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"'' 91 '''' ,. s'r, ~, ,n.r;n,,;f, illrs
II. -. f. op.rnltotion and n.rcns,ion.
lut Won nc,dno make hall the noise
| Ot WELLINGTON or ijOnlpartc, and can
assure You the American people VIII
hear you and heartily say you as do
/ Jog them. Come IN.
The welcome Was acknowledged AMI
responded To- briefly by Or. William
Barns Lloyd. luspccm-Gyuerd Royal
Navy, on behalf of Grcat Britain DR..
Leon LWutc, Of Paris. ON behalf OF
France; Professor p. g. UnuA OF
Gmnhure, Ola Ga, INT oi Gcrmny;
senator ~. r,mmo'a, ci Naples. for
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